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Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing

PLEASE NOTE: The program submission deadline has been extended to 19 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT

High performance computing (HPC) means what delivers a much higher performance than one could get out of a typical desktop computer in order to solve large problems in science, engineering, or business. Now, HPC focuses on systems of insight where modeling and simulation, analytics, big data and cognitive computing come together to provide new capabilities and understanding. Visualization is mandatory to recognize data sets which are generated from HPC which might be scientific, engineering, social, business, cognitive or entertainment computing. Originally, visualization was given birth at SIGGRAPH in which a special issue on visualization in super computing (ViSC) was published in 1987.

The Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 is a venue for both industry and academia to explore the opportunities and challenges of a cutting-edge visualization technique which facilitates human being to understand the data sets. The program aims to cover the development, technology, and demonstration of visualization techniques and their interactive applications. The accepted paper will be recommended to the Journal of visualization (JOV), which has been published by Springer, with the 30% of the original technical contents added.

At this year's program, we call for participation in the following four categories:

Presentations: A focused presentation on a specific novel topic related to interesting visualization techniques and their applications

Contests: Awarding contest through live demonstrations of open data visualization

Panels: A multi-speaker presentation and discussion on a particular area

Tutorials: A hands-on, how-to session for current visualization technologies and tools

Topics: The topics of the symposium include, but are not limited to:

Big Data Visualization

Cloud Computing and Visualization

Cognitive Visualization

Data Reduction and Uncertainty

Evaluation of Visualization

Graph Drawing

Information Visualization

In Situ Visualization

Open Data Visualization

Performance Visualization

Usability and Visualization systems

Time-Varying Large Data Visualization

Visual Analytics

Visual-Based Knowledge Discovery

Visual Opinion Mining

Visualization on GPUs and GPU Clusters

Visualization on Multicore CPU

We also welcome submissions from other areas that are relevant to Visualization in High Performance Computing.

Format: Contributors will be able to present their work in one of the following formats

Presentations: A 20-minute talk by a single speaker

Contests: Competition through live demonstration of open data visualization

Panels: A 60 minute multi-speaker presentations and discussion

Tutorials: A 45-minute hands-on tutorial

Please contact the Visualization in High Performance Computing Chair if you would like to consider other formats. The program committee also reserves the right to alter the length of each timeslot based on content and in order to better balance the schedule.

All submitters of Contests are also encouraged to submit Presentations of their works.

Submission Manuscript Format:

Presentation: 4 page paper

Contests, Panels, and Tutorials: 1 to 2 page abstract

Language: The official language of SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 is English and consequently all presentations and content are expected to be in English.

How To Submit

Select "Create" for the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing submission form

Please review and carefully follow the submission requirements below. Incomplete or wrongly completed submissions will not be considered. Instructions will guide you to a successful completion. When you begin the form, your submission will be assigned a unique submission ID number that will identify your submission throughout the entire review and production process. Proposals include several sections; to review the complete list of requirements of the Online Submission Form, please see the FAQs.

We strongly encourage starting the submission form well before the deadline. Submit your work before the submission deadline 19 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT 12 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT. All forms must be completed, and all materials must be successfully uploaded by that time. The submission deadline will be strictly enforced. Please do not wait until the last minute to upload your files.

All proposals must be electronically submitted via the SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Submission Form. For those who are interested in the open data visualization contest, see also the data and task descriptions.

Please ensure that your proposal is relevant to the goals and subject matter of the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing. In particular, your proposal should have a well-defined educational goal and identify a specific set of skills or knowledge that you aim to communicate. If your proposal does not fulfill the criteria outlined by the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing, it might be referred to another program offered by SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.

It is extremely important that you fill out the Online Submission Form as completely as possible. Since your proposal is judged on the items you submit in the online form, it is in your best interest to provide as much relevant information as you can.

Submission

Your submission must include the following materials and information (in two separate files):

Depending on your submission type, a one-page to four-page abstract describing your proposal (PDF): this self-contained document, formatted according to the SIGGRAPH template for Technical Papers (two-column ACM format), should describe your contribution and highlight why it is of interest to the symposium audience.

One representative image (JPG) suitable for use on the conference web site and promotional materials: All submissions shall include a representative digital image that shall be of the highest print quality possible or the highest possible screen grab. Images must be submitted in JPG format.

Supplementary materials (OPTIONAL): All submitters are encouraged to provide a video showcasing their projects when available (this is especially interesting for contest submissions). The video may be uploaded in one or more separate files. We can only accommodate videos in QuickTime, MPEG-4, or DivX Version 5 (or later) formats. The total length of the video should not exceed five minutes. Remember that the total size of all uploaded files should not exceed 100 MB.

Educator's Resources Submission optionThose submitting content to a SIGGRAPH conference have the option of donating materials of educational value to ACM SIGGRAPH online resources for the benefit of the education community. Learn more.

For more information about uploading files for your submission, please see Uploading Files.

All materials presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 and published in SIGGRAPH publications must have appropriate permissions from any copyright holders or holders of other rights. It is crucial that presenters either own or receive the appropriate permissions before presentation. Work that you perform for third parties, such as images created for a film, or research done in a corporate laboratory, may have restrictions on its use. It is the responsibility of the presenter to know what permissions may be necessary, and to obtain them.

Evaluation

Each proposal is extensively reviewed by peers from the SIGGRAPH Asia community. Reviewers are chosen for their familiarity with the content of the proposal. In their reviews, jurors consider factors such as:

Relevance: Does the submission cover both the topics of SIGGRAPH Asia and Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing?

Concept: How exceptional are the ideas, problems, solutions, aesthetics, etc. presented in this submission? How coherently does the submission convey its overall concept? Is the concept similar to existing ones, or does it stand out as unique and original?

Novelty: How new and fresh is this work? Is it a new, ground-breaking approach to an old problem, or is it an existing approach with a slightly new twist? Second, you should evaluate your work in the context of other approaches where appropriate: Is it faster? Easier to use? Does it give better results? Is it more accurate?

Interest: Will conference attendees want to see this material? Will it inspire them? Are the results or approaches appealing to a broad audience? This is partly a measure of how broad the potential audience is and partly a measure of the overall clarity and novelty of the submission. A submission in a very niche area is more likely to be accepted if the results are exceptionally better than what exists already, or if the proposed solution might be applicable to other areas.

Quality, craft, and completeness: This is a measure of how well written the proposal is and the quality of the supporting materials. The proposal must effectively communicate their objectives in enough detail and clarity so that the jury can evaluate it.

Speaker expertise and ability to cover the topic: Ability to communicate ideas and to teach, as well as language skills, will be reviewed. So it is really important that you explain how you are going to convey your points: What is the tone of your event? What kind of learning material and techniques will you use to support your presentation?

The final submission score is based on a combination of these factors. For example, a submission that is high quality, has broad appeal, and contains something new is likely to be accepted, while a submission that is incremental, of interest to only a small number of people, and poorly written will probably be rejected.

Event organizers should learn the results of the review process in August 2015.

Notice To Contributors

All contributors to SIGGRAPH Asia Annual Conferences are now required to use ACM's rights management system to grant rights to publish accepted content rather than through the online submission system. Essentially, submission tracking, jury review, and acceptance remain the same, but now the rights management is through ACM, the parent organization of SIGGRAPH Asia.

You will be asked to complete an ACM rights management form, which includes permission to record and distribute the audio and video of your recorded presentation through official channels of ACM/SIGGRAPH Asia. For most content types, this will be a Permission and Release form, which allows authors to retain copyright.

If you are using copyrighted musical compositions in your presentation, you must secure performing rights licenses.

You must have the authority to grant ACM the right to distribute your presentation.

Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution.

Upon Acceptance

If your work is accepted, you will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification (two to eight pages, depending on submission type). Those who submitted their contributions to contests will be also required to refer to the Demonstration Guideline.

For instructions about preparation and delivery of your final content for publications, please carefully follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.

Closer to the event, the organizers will confirm the schedule and any presentation, workshop or exhibit needs.

Presenter and Contributor Recognition

Please see the Recognition Policy for a summary of what you will receive if your work and/or proposal are accepted by SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.

Presenters are expected to cover their own travel costs, which are not covered by SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.

You can apply for a 50% discount per accepted submission. If additional contributors are presenting an exhibit and additional contributors need access for presentation purposes, they can request for Session Only passes to their allocated rooms of Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing.

Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution. You will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.

Please note: The schedule to provide your final material after receiving the acceptance notification is very tight. Please plan your personal schedule accordingly.

For instructions about preparation and delivery of your final content for publications, please carefully follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.

You will be able to update your basic submission information and any final materials so that it can be included in the conference program and website. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after receipt of acceptance notifications. Please be prepared to deliver your final versions of your information and work on or before these dates.

FAQs

Deadlines and Extensions

What is the submission deadline?

The proposal submission deadline is on 19 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT 12 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT. Double-check the submission date and time for your region basing yourself on the 19 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT 12 June 2015, 23:59 UTC/GMT deadline.

Can I submit after the deadline?

No. The deadline is absolute. All submissions receive equal consideration up to the published deadline. Please respect other contributors and allow time for unforeseen circumstances in your submission, including (but not limited to) network connectivity, equipment failures, job impacts, life or family events, etc. These personal circumstances are outside of SIGGRAPH Asia 2015’s direct control and cannot be accommodated fairly.

Why is this so absolute?

Primarily, the answer is fairness and equal opportunity for consideration. This respects the contribution process for all submissions. Secondly, the deadlines were designed to maximize submission development and quality for all contributors, including those contributing to other SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 programs. Submission deadlines are set as late as possible, but they must also support quality in review, production, and delivery at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.

Are partial or incomplete submissions considered?

Incomplete submissions are not guaranteed a review. Contributors are required to minimally meet all submission requirements by the published deadline. The Committee will evaluate the merit of each completed proposal as it was submitted at the deadline even if it does not meet the author's personal quality objectives. Please allow yourself enough time to meet your own quality goals.

How will SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 address network failures?

SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 is only responsible for the availability of the submission server. If the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Chair is notified of a hardware or service failure in the submission system, he/she will authorize an appropriate adjustment (and will prominently post notices at several locations). All other network failures between your location and the SIGGRAPH server will not affect the submission deadline. Please submit early to avoid connectivity-support problems or last-minute submission-server performance issues.

Submissions

Are submissions to Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing anonymous?

No, they are not. Please state full names and affiliations on the submitted materials.

Why is it necessary to specify an intended audience? The average SIGGRAPH Asia conference attendee should be sufficient detail, no?

No. The attendee population is actually very diverse. It includes different experience levels, different backgrounds, and different interests in technical and artistic topics. Your detailed audience identification aids proposal evaluation by the reviewers (to ensure that your material is appropriate to the audience you wish to reach), by the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Committee (for program balancing), and for proper marketing to interested conference attendees.

While we do specify introductory-level events in our general themes, we do not favor or avoid specific levels of material. SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 will serve a wide international audience of many capabilities. The richest, most engaging materials are desired no matter what their level. This is your opportunity to address the community's need with your expertise. The Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Committee will offer the best-balanced program possible with available submissions and resources. This includes the need for a good mixture of beginning, intermediate, and advanced presentations.

We have a great idea for an untried topic. Should we submit it?

Absolutely! We always seek innovation both in topics and presentation. New ideas that relate to some aspect of visualization in high performance computing are most welcome for consideration. You should clearly state this relevance in the rationale of your proposal.

Do you support anything other than Portable Document Format (PDF)? It is easier for me to provide files in (your file type here). Everyone can read those, right?

No, please submit in PDF format. Reviewers come from many backgrounds and use many operating systems (Windows, Mac OS, Linux, etc.). PDF provides easy standardization (universal viewer support, graphics, embedded fonts, etc.) for both the reviewer and the proposer (for example, it preserves intentional formatting by the submitter). Even ASCII clear text is not "universal" due to carriage-return differences, column widths, lack of graphics, etc. While we are unable to provide document conversion software that generates PDF output, please note that many websites provide such services. Keying in the following keywords: "online word to pdf converter" in any major search engine's search box will give you a list of such services.

What are good-quality presentation notes?

Think of your notes as being the textbook chapters that you summarize in your presentation. Good quality notes are any combination of materials (text, images, video, source code, demos, etc.) that can assist people during your presentation and beyond the scope of the auditorium. Copies of the slides, images, and videos used during the presentation are common, but by themselves are not enough. They should be annotated with additional detailed explanations of complex concepts, elaborations on related topics that cannot fit into the time of the presentation, mathematical derivations, etc. Clear examples, tutorials, explanation of techniques, annotations from your experience, and program source code, for example, are always appreciated by the attendees. This material should help attendees accurately understand your presentation and build a useful context for application of what they have learned. Please refer to the Courses' sample Course Notes that help gauge what would be a quality set of notes for your presentation Notes.

Our presentation notes are completely done. Should we put them all in the download area as part of our submission?

No. A representative sampling of the quality of your notes is all that is required. Complete sets can overwhelm and complicate the review process. It is better to show a subsection that demonstrates detail, annotation, and supplemental materials than provide the entire set.

While we only accept a sample PDF of the notes to be submitted with your proposal, you are encouraged to include a list of additional materials with your proposal. If you have samples of materials available for consideration with your proposal, please provide a reference (for example, a URL) to their location.

Upon Acceptance

If your work is accepted, you will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.

Please note: The schedule to provide your final material after receiving the acceptance notification is very tight. Please plan your personal schedule accordingly.

For instructions about preparation and delivery of your final content for publications, please carefully follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.

You will be able to update your basic submission information and any final materials so that it can be included in the conference program and web site. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after receipt of acceptance notifications. Please be prepared to deliver your final versions of your information and work on or before these dates.

Publication

All work selected for the program will be documented and distributed through the ACM Digital Library. The work will also be published in the ACM Digital Library.

Our proposal was accepted. Now it is time to submit our Presentation Notes. Unfortunately, we have not had time to complete everything to the level of examples that we submitted during the review process. This will be okay, right?

No. We may have a serious problem. If the final materials fail to meet or exceed the quality of the accepted proposal, the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Chair may decide to cancel your event.

I am an event organizer who has one or more lecturers/presenters who have not completed their notes. Your publication deadline is fast approaching. Can we have an extension?

No. Unfortunately, all deadlines (proposal, Workshop Notes, etc.) are closely tied to publication and production. They cannot be extended. In absolute worst-case scenarios, the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing Chair may decide to cancel your session.